Los Angeles—Football star Chris Canty and fellow Dallas Cowboys teammates visited Lions Jewelers' Ballantyne Village store for an exclusive autograph session during a special Father's Day event.

Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) New York Career Fair drew more than 800 people to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at the end of July for employment and recruiting opportunities.

Paramus, N.J.—Movado Group has implemented a new expense-reduction plan, which the company expects will save $25 million.

San Diego—Whatever the outcome of the class-action lawsuit accusing electronic retailer Jewelry Television (JTV) of selling treated gemstones without full disclosure, the case is shaping up as a cautionary tale for any retailer dealing in colored gemstones.

Mumbai, India—The recent U.S. ban on rubies and jadeite from Myanmar (formerly Burma), including stones that were processed in third-party countries, will impact ruby exporters in Thailand, but the extent of the impact is debatable given the perilous state of the U.S. economy.

New York—U.S. chain store sales increased 2.6 percent in July, compared with the same period last year, according to the latest study by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

New York—U.S. chain store sales increased 2.6 percent in July, compared with the same period last year, according to the latest study by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

More than 800 people turned out for GIA’s annual New York Career Fair on July 25 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center to take advantage of the industry’s premier employment and recruiting opportunity.

Sotheby's reported that revenues fell 6 percent to $320.2 million in the second quarter of 2008, primarily due to the shift of its summer Contemporary sales in London from the second quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2008.

Sotheby's reported that revenues fell 6 percent to $320.2 million in the second quarter of 2008, primarily due to the shift of its summer Contemporary sales in London from the second quarter of 2007 to the third quarter of 2008.